Waaaaiiiit a minute... You're a glownigger, aren't you? Those bastards have you working on New Year's day? I hope you're getting double pay at least. The following comes from a somewhat woke website, but I really don't feel like spending my morning on this, so you'll have to deal, it is not very in depth but will give you the information needed for in depth research which will show you what I said above is correct. I've already given you more than your allotted time for response. Eventually, the idea of an Electoral College emerged from this protracted and unsystematic debate. As originally designed — if the Convention debates are a guide — the Electoral College was designed to do three things. First, it would prevent the direct election of the president by a people who may not be enlightened enough to make a responsible choice. Second, it would put the election in the hands of individuals who had sufficient information to see public affairs through a national and not a merely provincial lens. The thought was that the country was so vast (already) that most citizens would simply not be able to keep up with national affairs. National affairs should be left to those who were tied to the continental information network, such as it was at a time when communications were slow and highly inefficient, and most people lived out their lives without significant access to good newspapers. Third, it would give the states at least some role in the selection of the president. http://media.governing.com/images/ElectoralCollege_infographic.jpg Quote and graphic from https://www.governing.com/context/The-Electoral-College-Explained-Its-History-and-the-Tensions-of-Democracy.html